The ABC’S of Reading The ABC’S of Reading and Writing in and Writing in KindergartenKindergarten

The ABC’S of Reading The ABC’S of Reading and Writing in and Writing in KindergartenKindergarten

By Gail NowakBy Gail Nowak

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EDU 348 Technology for Education EDU 348 Technology for Education

Letter Recognition• Alphabet puzzles,

Games & Books

• Age Appropriate web sites

• Letter Sounds

Letter Formation

• Handwriting without tears

• Modeling with individual chalk boards (Wet, Dry, and Try)

• Song “Where Do You Start Your Letters?

• Magic “C” letters

• Letters with Curves

• Letters with Lines

Letter Sounds• Alphabet song• Constants• Vowel Sounds• Flashcards• Phonetics'

Reading

• Sight Words

• Word Wall

• Audio Books

• Picture Walk

• Predictions

• Comprehension (Beginning, Middle, and End)

Writing• Kindergarten Spelling

• Graphic Organizers

• Illustration

• Stretching out the words

• Punctuation

• Upper and Lower Case Letters

Resource Websites• http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/

index.asp?grade=1&strand=0&engagement=0&display.x=34&display.y=6

• http://www.hello-world.com/English/song/alphabet.php

• http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/alphabet.htm

• http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/music.htm#index• http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/musicchild.htm

Works Cited• Kennett

Consolidated School District